The Role of Pedagogy in Developing Life Skills

Renu Gupta
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Renu Gupta: Sardar Patel Vidyalaya

No 124, NCAER Working Papers from National Council of Applied Economic Research

Abstract: In response to recent concerns expressed by Indian industry about the ‘employability’ of school and university graduates, this paper examines the role of pedagogy in developing life skills (or 21st century skills) and how these can be incorporated in the school/university curriculum. In recent curricular frameworks, life skills have been incorporated within the school curriculum by stressing the importance of inquiry and collaborative work through all subjects taught in school. The paper finds a similar emphasis in the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) in India. Using classroom observations and textbook analyses, it shows that learning objectives in schools are frequently incorrect or misaligned with the NCF vision. The paper briefly touches on how the beliefs of teachers affect their classroom practices and recommends that attention should be paid to the professionalisation of teachers, as only then can students acquire skills that are relevant for the 21st century, which is what employers want.

Keywords: Education; Non-cognitive Skills; Employability; Skill; Socio-emotional; Pedagogy; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I29 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2021-06
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